Motor Equipment Operator

$2,500 Signing Bonus*

Power the machines that protect our community! Join Fairfax County's Department of Public Works and Environmental Services (DPWES) to help maintain and repair storm drainage infrastructure, support construction projects, and protect the community through essential maintenance and emergency response operations. Your work will help keep our infrastructure functioning safely and reliably in all kinds of weather.

Stormwater Management Division is hiring an experienced Motor Equipment Operator to join our Stormwater Maintenance Operations team. This position operates a variety of vehicles, medium and light construction equipment, and specialized tools while performing manual labor to maintain and repair storm drainage infrastructure. The successful candidate will be comfortable working outdoors in changing weather conditions, collaborating with a team, and adapting to shifting work priorities.

Key Responsibilities are:

• Operate and maintain equipment: Operate dump trucks, trailers, water trucks, snowplows, spreaders, backhoes, mini excavators, skid steers, loaders, forklifts, and other construction and small-engine equipment. Conduct daily vehicle and equipment inspections and routine maintenance checks.
• Perform stormwater maintenance and construction: Assist with the construction and repair of manholes, catch basins, walkways, headwalls, retaining walls, and storm sewer lines. Perform concrete work, drainage structure maintenance, ditch cleaning, and related repairs.
• Complete manual labor and infrastructure inspections: Perform digging, snow removal, brush clearing, grass cutting, asphalt work, material handling, and other physical tasks. Inspect transportation and storm drainage infrastructure and identify maintenance needs and potential hazards.
• Follow safety procedures: Comply with County and Division safety requirements, use appropriate personal protective equipment, complete required safety training, and perform equipment inspections. Read and interpret engineering plans to identify utility locations before excavation.
• Support emergency and weather-related operations: Respond to snow, flooding, and other designated emergencies, including after-hours and on-call assignments. Adapt to changing priorities to support essential Stormwater Management operations.
• Communicate and coordinate work: Follow and provide instructions, coordinate with supervisors and coworkers, interact professionally with the public, and complete required reports and documentation.

• Teamwork: Works cooperatively with coworkers and supervisors, follows instructions, and contributes to shared goals.
• Effective Communication: Communicates clearly and professionally with team members, supervisors, customers, and other stakeholders, both verbally and in writing.
• Flexibility, Dependability, and Accountability: Adapts to changing assignments, weather conditions, and operational priorities; follows through on commitments and takes responsibility for work.
• Initiative and Willingness to Learn: Demonstrates a willingness to learn new equipment, processes, procedures, and safe work practices while seeking guidance when needed.

• Benefits
• Retirement

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to completion of the tenth grade; and, two years of experience in the operation of medium/light motorized equipment.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:

• A valid driver's license.
• A Class "B" commercial driver's license (CDL).
  • Must obtain CDL Class "A" designation within 3 months of hire.
  • Tanker Endorsement within 12 months of hire.

• Two (2) years of experience operating commercial vehicles and construction equipment, such as dump trucks, trailers, backhoes, skid steers, loaders, or similar equipment.
• Two (2) years of experience using hand tools, power tools, and small-engine equipment and performing routine equipment inspections or maintenance checks.
• Two (2) years of experience identifying common stormwater infrastructure, including catch basins, manholes, storm sewer pipes, drainage ditches, and related structures.
• Two (2) years of experience Demonstrated experience following workplace safety procedures, using personal protective equipment, identifying worksite hazards, and completing equipment safety inspections.
• One (1) year of experience using computers, electronic devices, and software applications to access information, review maps, or complete work documentation.
• One (1) year of experience communicating professionally with the public, customers, coworkers, or other stakeholders in a work environment.